um ... I like sweaters 

#!/usr/bin/perl --
use strict; 
use warnings;
use Wx qw/ :allclasses /;

my $frame = Wx::Frame->new( undef, -1, "statictext color change" );
$frame->{panel}  =  Wx::Panel->new( $frame );
$frame->{button} =  Wx::Button->new( $frame->{panel} , -1, "Toggle", )
+;
$frame->{static} =  Wx::StaticText->new( $frame->{panel}, -1, "I am co
+lorful" );
$frame->{sizer}  =  Wx::BoxSizer->new( Wx::wxVERTICAL() );
$frame->{panel}->SetSizer( $frame->{sizer} );
$frame->{sizer}->Add( $frame->{button} );
$frame->{sizer}->AddSpacer(100);
$frame->{sizer}->Add( $frame->{static} );


Wx::Event::EVT_BUTTON( 
    $frame,
    $frame->{button},
    \&button_click,
);

$frame->Show;

Wx::SimpleApp->new->MainLoop;
exit( 0 );

sub button_click {
    my( $frame, $event ) = @_;
    $frame->{hit}++;
    my $static = $frame->{static};
    my $color = $static->GetForegroundColour;
    my $label = $static->GetLabel;
    $label =~ s/ ## .*$//;
    $label .= " ## ".localtime;
    $static->SetLabel( $label );
    if( $frame->{hit} % 2 ){
        $static->SetForegroundColour( Wx::wxBLUE() );
    } else {
        $static->SetForegroundColour( Wx::wxRED() );
    }
    $static->Update;
}

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In reply to Re^3: Changing font colour in a Wx StaticText or Button by beech
in thread Changing font colour in a Wx StaticText or Button by stevieb

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